evangel

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/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/

noun

The Christian gospel.

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OriginMiddle English evaungel ← Old French evangile ← Late Latin evangelium →
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Meanings

nounevangel (plural evangels)

plural evangels

  1. The Christian gospel.

    The Evangiles and Acts, teach us vvhat to beleeve, but the Epiſtles of the Apoſtles vvhat to do.

    a. 1632 (date written), John Donne, “To Sr. G. M.”, in John Donne [the Younger], editor, Letters to Severall Persons of Honour: […], London: […] J. Fletcher for Richard Marriot, […], published 1651, →OCLC, page 106
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    If, at any time, a philosophy of Laissez-faire, Competition and Supply-and-demand, start up as the exponent of human relations, expect that it will soon end. […] Such philosophies will arise; be preached as Mammon-Gospels, the ultimate Evangel of the World […]

    1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “Plugson of Undershot”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker)
  2. A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc.
  3. An evangelist.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

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gospel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεὐαγγέλιον“good news”
  2. Late Latinevangelium
  3. Old Frenchevangile
  4. Middle Englishevaungel
  5. Englishevangel

From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”) (English angel). The word gospel is from the same Ancient Greek origin, also meaning “good news”, but translated into Latin, then calqued into Old English.

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APA

evangel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evangel

MLA

“evangel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evangel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evangel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evangel.

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